Alabama stays at No. 1 in the polls

Even though it was on a bye this past week, Alabama strengthened its position at No. 1.

The Crimson Tide went from having 29 first-place votes in the coaches' poll to receiving 40 of 65 first-place votes.

It also gained three first-place votes in the AP Top 25.

AP Top 25

1 Alabama (32) 5-0 1,503 1

2 Clemson (15) 5-0 1,433

3 Georgia (3) 5-0 1,393

(tie) Ohio State (10) 6-0 1,393 4

5 LSU 5-0 1,352 5

6 Oklahoma 5-0 1,268 6

7 Florida 6-0 1,163 10

8 Wisconsin 5-0 1,105 8

9 Notre Dame 4-1 1,046 9

10 Penn State 4-0 958 12

11 Texas 4-1 947 11

12 Auburn 5-1 1,920 7

13 Oregon 4-1 828 13

14 Boise State 5-0 654 16

15 Utah 4-1 624 19

16 Michigan 4-1 618 19

17 Iowa 4-1 454 14

18 Arizona State 4-1 388 20

19 Wake Forest 5-0 380 22

20 Virginia 4-1 353 23

21 Southern Methodist 6-0 285 24

22 Baylor 5-0, 260 NR

23 Memphis 5-0, 189 NR

24 Texas A&M 3-2 165 25

25 Cincinnati 4-1 118 NR

Others receiving votes: Minnesota 80, Missouri 64, Appalachian State 61, Washington 54, Tulane 25, California 20, Michigan State 17, Arizona 11, UCF 9, USC 5, Iowa State 5, Pittsburgh 2

Amway/USA Today Coaches Poll

Rank, Team (First-place), Record, Points, Last week

1 Alabama (42) 5-0 1602 2

2 Clemson (20) 5-0 1531 1

3 Georgia 5-0 1459 3

4 Ohio State (3) 6-0 1422 5

5 Oklahoma 5-0 1364 4

6 LSU 5-0 1364 5

7 Florida 6-0 1218 8

8 Wisconsin 5-0 1164 9

9 Penn State 5-0 1051 11

10 Notre Dame 4-1 1033 10

11 Texas 4-1 971 12

12 Auburn 5-1 929 7

13 Oregon 4-1 866 13

14 Boise State 5-0 732 15

15 Utah 4-1 655 17

16 Michigan 4-1 648 18

17 Wake Forest 5-0 498 NR

18 Iowa 4-1 441 14

19 Virginia 4-1 345 22

20 Memphis 5-0 318 23

21 Texas A&M 3-2 306 21

22 Southern Methodist 6-0 246 NR

23 Baylor 5-0 234 NR

24 Arizona State 4-1 228 NR

25 Minnesota 5-0 131 NR

Dropped out: No. 16 Washington; No. 19 Central Florida; No. 23 Michigan State; No. 25 Oklahoma State.

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 74; Washington 72; Appalachian State 49; Michigan State 41; Tulane 36; California 17; Hawaii 13; Arizona 13; Central Florida 11; Washington State 9; Navy 8; Texas Christian 5; Mississippi State 3; San Diego State 2; Temple 1; Army 1.

FWAA-NFF Super 16

Rank, Team (record), Votes (first-place), last week

Alabama (5-0), 705 (27), 1
Ohio State (6-0), 626 (8), 3
Clemson (5-0), 625 (2), 2
LSU (5-0) 608, (4), 5
Georgia (5-0), 607, (1), 4
Oklahoma (5-0), 544, (1), 6
Wisconsin (5-0), 427, 8
Florida (6-0), 423, 9
Notre Dame (4-1), 338, 10
Penn State (5-0), 304, 12
Texas (4-1), 290, 11
Auburn (5-1), 254, 7
Oregon (4-1), 195, 13
Boise State (5-0), 103, 16
Utah (4-1), 63, NA
Michigan (4-1), 58, NA

Other teams receiving votes: Baylor (16), Washington (10), Iowa (10), Arizona State (10), SMU (10), Minnesota (7), Wake Forest (7), Texas A&M (7), Memphis (5), Virginia (3) and Cincinnati (1).